Kinship-ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa (English)

Small entrepreneurs in poor countries achieve relatively high marginal returns to capital but show only low re-investment rates. The literature is rather inconclusive about the possible causes. The author explore whether 'forced redistribution', i.e. abusive demands by the kin, affects the allocation of capital and labor to the household firm. We use an original data set covering household firms in seven economic centers in Western Africa. The author...

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Grimm,Michael;

Gubert,Flore;

Koriko, Ousman;

Lay,Jann;

Nordman,Christophe Jalil;
Document Date
2013/02/01
Document Type
Other Social Protection Study
Report Number
77936
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Western Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/05/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Kinship-ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa
Keywords
rate of return to capital

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Grimm,Michael; Gubert,Flore; Koriko, Ousman; Lay,Jann; Nordman,Christophe Jalil.

Kinship-ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa (English). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/546621468177249643

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